Urea metabolism in beef steers fed tall fescue, orehardgrass, or gamagrass hays

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1346-1353

  Huntington, G B ^a   Magee, K ^a   Matthews, A ^a   Poore, M ^a   Burns, J ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fescue; Gamagrass; Orchardgrass; Steer; Urea metabolism

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; NITROGEN; ORNITHINE; UREA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CATTLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; MALE; METABOLISM; POACEAE; RANDOMIZATION; URINE;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; MALE; NITROGEN; ORNITHINE; POACEAE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; UREA;

DACTYLIS; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; TRIPSACUM;

EID: 63849304938     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1444     Document Type: Article

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